Multiple pattern grader



Nov. 19, 1957 A. D] MlNO 2,813,341

MULTIPLE PATTERN GRADER Filed July 5, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

ATTORNEYS Nov. 19, 1957 A. DI MINO 2,313,341

MULTIPLE PATTERN GRADER Filed July 5, .1955 s Sheets-Sheet 2 ////l I //l Jlngglo D ll/iz 'no INYENTOR BY 7 1 I 1 ATTORNEYS n) u whi rfill my rmna-rarrrmtionaoani Angelo Di Mino, Rochester, N. Y. A iiemimiJul s;1955, sens n 9% emester-a sent This invention? relates to 1 a machine. form duplicating a. garment pattern in. different sizes? from the an ina; ri-mast r ipattem ns objects of 1 this invention is t to provide, a machine whe tebyi a, plurality, of I workable iaatterns lffor uf fin" Pmducing garments. mayi .beflformedsfr dm f a s'ingleniaster pattermbut ofisizesl'argerilarid small'r thairthe" angina! master atterni. i r

Anqthenobject ,ofithis, invention is to provider; ma

chine for producing. patterns for garments whereby, the

patternsmcan the.producedefrom. a master "on-original pat tern, in. Tat. greatly, reduced fieriod of v time, so ijtli'at the smalhicosn I It is; well; knowntthat, in ,producing. garments from patterns, amumbericifepatternpieces, arefrec uired ands-where auioriginal pattern. is produced; du'plica'te patterns h ve" heretofore been madeinfsizeslargror smaHer thanthe orginal ipiatterni byT cutting around the original if pattern at predeterr'ninedr distances away from tlie edgesl. (some originahpattern. This Procedure, "however, retiui'reSQa crinsiclerabletimeperiod; andiit has always been ajpr'ob lem to holditheiblanle orlnwl sheets firm during the'cnte finginpmcessiv i t Itlis, therefore, an object. oft this invention to.-provide a. machine. whichwill firmly hold the ina'sfe rf or o'riginal pattern andmilltalsopermitfadjustment and firm holding 0L: the blank: sh'eetsfsoi thatt'they can becut with i the mastertpattern.aguidef With the foregoing. and other, objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention consists. .bficertainf novl details of construction and combinations, of i parts, hereinafter more fully Hesc ribed; and pointedoutiin the claims, ittbing understood that changes mayil'be. made. in. the. construction and arraiigeinent b'f pans; without. departing from the spirit" oftlie 'iiivention' as claimed. f

Inmthedrawings: i c Figure in is. a pilanv view of a machine constructed accordingto anfembodiment of this invention, showing reproduced; patterns. will? be. producecl at" a relatively the machine. injoriginal starting position E'gure 2 is av plan. view of the "machine showing the first v adjustment of the machine for the first pattermcuti: Figure 3 is a plan view of the. machine showing the adjustment thereof for making the'second pattern cut. Figure 4is "a plan view, of 'thel, machine "showing the adjustment thereof for making the thirfl patter n cut. 7 fiigure 'i isa plan view of the' machine showing the adjustment thereof for making the fourth pattern cut. Figure 6 is a plan View of the machine showing the adjustment theredf after the patterns havebe en completely cut the r etur ne i to its original start- Fi gur; 7 i s an end elevation of the, machine.

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2,813,341 Patented Nov. 19, 195 7 2;. i ure. 10 is a fragmentary, vertical; taken orimtheiline' 1071-10} of Figure, 9.

Figure 11 isII, a, fragmentary! vertical taken on .the line 11L-11. of FigureH9.

FigureQlZ Li's ajfragmentary vertical takenttongthe line 12".-12 of'QFigur Figure 1'3 a fragmentary vertical taken on the line 1313.,of..Figure 91 Figure. 14,is1 aqfragrrientary verticals takenxon the line 14vI-14 of Figure 9.

Figure 15.: is. a. fragmentary vertical, takenjiiongthe 1line i- -15Lof, Figure 8.-

"Figure 16, is a"fragmentary vertical sectional view takenfonlthe linei16- 16Z of Figure 8.

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sectional view sectional view sectionalv i view Referring to thedrawings, andifirst to Figures 7 to 15 withi'a smaller spur" gear 29 fixe'don shaft 27 In this manner, shaft-l'liisjrotated at a speed greater than shaft 26-andin"the present instance, the gearratio iss't ibs'tar'i tially two to one between gears 28-and 29f A' iaair of cvl indrical slide" members 30 are disposed on the'uppergshaft 2fi iind a reconfiected together in spac'e i rl ati'oiftivmeans of a (J-shaped connecting bafSI E5811 'lid'emeniber 30 al o has fixed 'therefon a 'ri ht dnginany dis age guide sleeve 32within whichari'elort guiding mem ers 44111 which racks 45s1id ab1'y en The" i'a'c ks45- suatmyegage the 'upfi'ef side offlo shaft The outerendsjof jach enu-grieve sec thereto aper clamping'mmb'er genra'll 46; Each elampingmmeems; as show'ri'in Figure 16, is fo'rme'il er a "lever resilient 'fla fbar" 47 anaen upper resilient fl'a't bar 48; The baf 48'is provided"tiri the 16 er sidetheieofwith one or morepron'g's" 49 'wliieh are ri gageable through an opening 50 formed thefloyv'ei- Hai"41t Qrie or morebl'a" she are adapted to be firmly clanip'ed betwee at awsarmers; 4mm 43 that the sheet-or Sheets will be adjustable longi-tiidiiiallv andiivertically; as will'be hereinafter described.-

In order to provide "for the" longitudinal adjustment oft'he racks 33, 337, 415lnd45f1 have provided a vertically tiispose cl sha'ft 5-1 which is extended'through the to fwall sectional View.

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24 of housing 21 and is journaled at its lower end in bearing 52 carried by the base plate 20. Shaft 51 is provided at its upper end with a hand wheel 53 whereby shaft 51 may be manually adjusted. Shaft 51 has fixed thereon an upper small gear 54 and a lower large gear 55. Upper gear 54 meshes on the inner side thereof with an elongated gear rack 56 fixed to sleeve 38 and an outer gear rack 57 is fixed to connecting bar 31 and meshes with the outer side of gear 54. Lower gear 55 has meshing therewith a lower elongated gear rack 58, which is fixed between the lower sleeves 42.

An outer lower gear rack 59 is fixed to connecting member 35 and meshes with the outer side of gear 55. A pointer or adjustment indicator 60 is secured to upper gear rack 56 and movable longitudinally of housing 21. A second pointer 61 is connected with a gear rack 62 slidable in a housing 63 which is fixed to a sleeve 64. Sleeve 64 is loosely disposed on upper shaft 26 adjacent gear 28'. Pointer 61 indicates the vertical adjustment of the blank sheets, whereas pointer 60 indicates the longitudinal adjustment of the blank sheets.

A master pattern or templet 65 is firmly held in spaced relation relative to the base 20 by means of a clamping member 66. The master pattern or templet 65 is adapted to overlie a series of blank sheets which are clamped in the clamping jaws 47 and 48. The clamping jaws carried by the rack bars 37 are the lowermost jaws, whereas the clamping bars carried by the rack bars 45 are the upper or top clamping bars. The clamping bars or jaws carried by rack bars 41 are the jaws immediately below the top bars 45, and the clamping jaws or bars carried by rack bars 35 are next to the bottom clamping jaws.

In the use and operation of this machine, a series of blank sheets of initially rectangular configuration are disposed in superposed relation and are substantially larger in size than the master pattern or templet 65. The indicators 60 and 61 are initially disposed at zero position when the blank sheets are secured in the clamping members 46. The pairs of rack bars are then adjusted longitudinally by turning wheel 53 clockwise to shift pointer 60 substantially 1. With adjustment of wheel 53, gear 55 will move rack 58 to the right and rack 59 to the left. At the same time rack 56 will move to the right and rack 57 to the left. Due to the smaller diameter of gear 54 as compared to gear 55, the gear racks 56 and 57 will be moved in opposite directions a shorter distance than racks 58 and 59 are moved by gear 55. Hand wheel 28 is then adjusted counterclockwise to move pointer 61 downwardly 1". When hand wheel 28 is turned counterclockwise the gear racks 37 and 45 will be moved in opposite directions at right angles to the racks 56, 57, 58, and 59. As racks 37 and 45 are moved by rotation of toothed shaft 27, shaft 26 will move racks 33 and 41 in opposite directions for a lesser distance than the movement of racks 56 to 59. The templet 65 remains stationary, and when the several pairs of rack bars with clamps are adjusted as shown in Figure 2, the blank sheets will be shifted after the manner shown in Figure 2. A first cut is made, as indicated at 67, in the shifted blank sheets. A second cut is then made in the blank sheets after the blank sheets have been shifted as shown in Figure 3. The second shifting of the blank sheets is made by adjusting hand wheel 28 an additional space downwardly, while hand wheel 53 remains stationary. The second cutting is then made along the templet line 68.

A third cut 69 is then made in the blank sheets after these sheets have been adjusted to the positions shown in Figure 4. This adjustment is made by a horizontal adjustment and turning of wheel 53 to shift pointer 60 to the right two spaces. Hand wheel 28 at this time remains stationary. A fourth cut 70 is made in the blank sheets after the blank sheets have been shifted to the positions shown in Figure 5. At this time, pointer 60 is to the left of zero. position, and pointer 61 is in the same position as shown in Figure 3.

If the pattern is to be varied as to the length of the garment, a fifth cut is made along the line 71 after a further longitudinal adjustment of the blank sheets.

When the now cut blank sheets are returned to their original positions, these blank sheets, which are now pattern sheets, will be disposed as shown in Figure 6 necting said members in pairs, means adjusting said members longitudinally of said housing, and means adjusting blank sheets cannot shift after being adjusted. With a machine as hereinbefore described, any number' of patterns may beformed from an'initial master pattern,

and the forming of these additional patterns can be made quickly, so that these additional patterns will be made at a relatively small cost. Where the additional patterns are designed for garments which are to be made larger only above the waist or body portion, without enlargement as to length, these patterns can be easily formed by eliminating one or more steps hereinbefore described- Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. A pattern machine comprising a housing, a templet clamping means fixed to and extending from said housing,

a plurality of blank sheet clamping members, means consaid members vertically of said housing.

2. A pattern machine comprising a housing, a templet clamping means fixed to and extending from said housing,

1 a plurality of blank sheet clamping members, means connecting said members in pairs, and means adjusting said pairs of clamping members relative to each other.

3. A pattern machine comprising a housing, a templet clamping means fixed to and extending from said housing, a plurality of blank sheet clamping members, means connecting said members in pairs, means adjusting certain ones of said pairs of clamping members in one direction, and means adjusting certain others of said clamping members in a direction at right angles to said one direction.

4. A pattern machine comprising a housing, a templet clamping means fixed to and extending from said housing, a plurality of blank sheet clamping members, means connecting said members in pairs, and means adjusting certain ones of said pairs of clamping members in one direction while simultaneously adjusting certain others of said clamping members in the opposite direction.

5. A pattern machine comprising a housing, a templet clamping means fixed to and extending from said housing, a plurality of blank sheet clamping members, means connecting said members in pairs, means adjusting adjacent pairs of clamping members in one direction while simultaneously adjusting the remaining adjacent pairs of clamping members in the opposite direction.

6. A pattern machine comprising means firmly securing a templet in fixed position, means holding a plurality of superposed blank sheets beneath said templet, andv means adjusting said blank sheets relative to said templet and to each other.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,569,265 Sudhofi Sept. 25, 1951 2,589,105 Maiocchi Mar. 11, 1952 2,689,402 Breitbart Sept. 21, 1954 2,711,588 Ingram June 28, 1955 

